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Raymond Massey

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
96

Gender
Male

Birthday
August 30, 1896 (129 years old)

Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Raymond Massey

Biography

Raymond Hart Massey (August 30, 1896 – July 29, 1983) was a Canadian actor known for his commanding stage-trained voice. For his lead role in Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940), Massey was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He reprised his role as Lincoln on TV and in How the West Was Won (1962). Among his other well-known roles were Dr Gillespie in the NBC TV series Dr Kildare (1961–1966), John Brown in Santa Fe Trail (1940), Seven Angry Men (1955), Abraham Farlan in A Matter of Life and Death (1946), and Jonathan Brewster in Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).

Known For

Acting

1974Dinah!as Self
1973My Darling Daughters' Anniversaryas Matthew Cunningham
1973The President's Plane Is Missingas Secretary of State Freeman Sharkey
1972All My Darling Daughtersas Matthew Cunningham
1971Walt Whitman: Poet for a New Ageas Abraham Lincoln
1970Night Galleryas Colonel Archie Dittman (segment "Clean Kills and Other Trophies")
1970Night Galleryas Dr. Glendon
1969Mackenna's Goldas The Preacher
1967Saint Joanas The Inquisitor
1966The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.as B. Elzie Bubb
1964Choiceas Narrator
1962How the West Was Wonas Abraham Lincoln
1962The Merv Griffin Showas Self
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self
1962Jacqueline Kennedy's Asian Journeyas Narrator
1961The Queen's Guardsas
1961Dr. Kildareas Dr. Leonard Barry Gillespie
1961The Fiercest Heartas Willem Prisloom
1960The Great Impostoras Abbott Donner
1960Insightas
1960Seconds for Survivalas Self - Narrator (voice)
1959Adventures in Paradiseas Captain William Brooks
1959Riverboatas Sir Oliver Garnett
1958Westinghouse Desilu Playhouseas Amos Claypool
1958The Naked and the Deadas General Cummings
1957Wagon Trainas Montezuma IX
1957Omar Khayyamas The Shah
1957Mayerlingas The Prime Minister
1956The True Story of the Civil Waras Narrator
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Malachi West
1956Armchair Theatreas Sir George Sidney, MP
1956The Naked Eyeas Sprecher
1955The 20th Century Fox Houras George Apley
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Sam Pine
1955East of Edenas Adam Trask
1955Seven Angry Menas John Brown
1955Battle Cryas Major General Snipes
1955Prince of Playersas Junius Brutus Booth
1954Climax!as Doc Woodward
1954Climax!as Sir George Sidney
1953The American Roadas Narrator
1953The Desert Songas Sheik Yousseff
1953General Electric Theateras Lord Hook
1953General Electric Theateras Paul von Hindenburg
1952Carson Cityas Big Jack Davis
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas The Inquisitor
1951Come Fill the Cupas John Ives
1951David and Bathshebaas Nathan
1951Sugarfootas Jacob Stint
1951The Victor Borge Showas Self
1950Dallasas Will Marlow
1950Lux Video Theatreas Abe Lincoln
1950Challenge: Science Against Canceras Narrated by (voice)
1950The Bob Hope Showas Self
1950Barricadeas Boss Kruger
1950Chain Lightningas Leland Willis
1950What's My Line?as Self - Mystery Guest
1950Robert Montgomery Presentsas
1950Robert Montgomery Presentsas Dr. Clark Evans
1950Robert Montgomery Presentsas Dr. Henry Craig
1950Robert Montgomery Presentsas Judge Benton
1949Roseanna McCoyas Old Randall McCoy
1949Lights Outas
1949The Fountainheadas Gail Wynand
1948The Ford Theatre Houras Clinton Jones
1948Ford Theatreas
1948The Ed Sullivan Showas Self
1947Mourning Becomes Electraas Ezra Mannon
1947Possessedas Dean Graham
1946A Matter of Life and Deathas Abraham Farlan
1945God Is My Co-Pilotas Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault
1945Hotel Berlinas Arnim von Dahnwitz
1944The Woman in the Windowas Dist. Attorney Frank Lalor
1944Arsenic and Old Laceas Jonathan Brewster
1943Action in the North Atlanticas Capt. Steve Jarvis
1942Breakdowns of 1942as Self
1942Desperate Journeyas Major Otto Baumeister
1942Reap the Wild Windas King Cutler
1941Dangerously They Liveas Dr. Ingersoll
194149th Parallelas Andy Brock
1940Santa Fe Trailas John Brown
1940Abe Lincoln in Illinoisas Abe Lincoln
1938Black Limelightas Peter Charrington
1938The Drumas Prince Ghul
1937The Hurricaneas DeLaage
1937The Prisoner of Zendaas Black Michael
1937Under the Red Robeas Cardinal Richelieu
1937Fire Over Englandas King Philip II of Spain
1937Dreaming Lipsas Miguel del Vayo
1936Things to Comeas John Cabal / Oswald Cabal
1934The Scarlet Pimpernelas Chauvelin
1932The Old Dark Houseas Philip Waverton
1932The Face at the Windowas Paul le Gros
1931The Speckled Bandas Sherlock Holmes
1930The Crooked Billetas
1929High Treasonas Member of Federated States Council

Production

1956Armchair Theatre...Writer